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Notes on Piracy and its Prevention.
By the Senior Naval Officer in Charge of West
River Patrols.
477
These notes refer purely to piracy in the waters between Canton, Kongman and Hongkong and the Delta in between; the question of sea-going trade on the China Coast is not touched
upon.
The
(1) The only permanent cure for piracy in these waters is an
efficient local Government determined to put down crime and
having the necessary resources in men and money to keep up a
river patrol and a trained body of police and detectives.
goodwill of the local gentry and village headsmen is also
necessary, whether it is obtained spontaneously or by fear of
consequences.
(2) During the last nine months conditions in Kwangtung Province have been chaotic and there has been no law or order throughout the country districts. In March last conversations were opened with the Chinese Officials with a view to getting their agreement to the British Naval Forces co-operating with their appointed representative against the pirates. After a good deal of
patience and negotiation Dr. Sun's Government agreed to co-
operation. It was obvious from the start that the Chinese
Officials were suspicious of our motives and there was and is
a strong party against co-operation with a foreign power. However
after various delays a start was made and the Fearl River area
was dealt with and considered clear by the end of April. The
intention was then to carry on and deal with each troublesome area in turn, but every sort of obstacle began to arise and the Canton situation dominated the whole question. The British Naval Forces were practical ly tied hand and foot to Canton and the defence of the great interests there. Starting with the Shameen bomb outrage and progressing through the Shameen strike to the Volunteer Arms question, which concluded with the burning
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